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coping

Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊpɪŋ/
Definition of coping

noun

  • the top, typically curved or sloping, course of a brick or stone wall.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from the verb cope2, originally meaning 'dress in a cope', hence 'to cover'

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